Jeb Bush released the first batch of what will eventually amount to thousands of pages of his emails today, and along with it, the personal information of what will eventually be thousands of his former constituents who did not consent to having their information released. »2/10/15 11:15am 2/10/15 11:15am

In remarks that may be too much even for the political party that consistently denies the existence of climate change, Chris Christie says that it's important to strike a "balance" when it comes to vaccinations. Damn, I knew Republicans like to harken back to the 1950s, but bringing back measles as a rite of passage… »2/02/15 9:50am 2/02/15 9:50am

According to The Daily Beast, Mitt 'Mittsdemeanor' Romney, Esquire, former Governor of Massachusetts and since perpetual Presidential also-ran, is announcing today that he's running for President in 2016. I guess when you're a millionaire with a car elevator, you can treat running for President the way urban… »1/30/15 10:50am 1/30/15 10:50am

Hillary Clinton, who is not not running for President, is not not starting her campaign later than most candidates, because nobody in the Democratic field is mounting even the meekest of realistic challenges to her assumed candidacy. »1/29/15 11:50am 1/29/15 11:50am

Tammy Duckworth, first female double amputee in the Iraq war, first Asian-American woman elected to represent Illinois in the House, and, most recently, first-time mom, has announced that she's mulling a run for Senate in 2016. For followers (or rueful watchers) of both Illinois and national politics, this is very… »1/19/15 4:50pm 1/19/15 4:50pm

It's hard to read former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair's highly engaging interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren about the United States' current (dire) financial situation and not wish for a Warren presidency. Unfortunately, later on in the very same interview, the senator dashes our hopes of that ever happening—at least… »1/13/15 4:30pm 1/13/15 4:30pm

Smell that? It's the pile of crap we're currently bearing down upon—otherwise known as an election year. And the bottle fly of the day is Mike Huckabee, who just doesn't understand how the Obamas, "exemplary parents in many ways," can expose their daughters to the walking scandal that is Beyonce. »1/13/15 2:15pm 1/13/15 2:15pm

Jeb Bush is making all the noises necessary to run for president, which as a Republican nominee means suddenly coming out as sternly anti-gay. In an interview with the Miami Herald this weekend, he said he was disappointed a Florida state court had ruled to allow gay marriage. In 2012, Jeb suggested gay parents could… »1/05/15 6:00pm 1/05/15 6:00pm

2016's barreling down the tracks and you know what that means—time for the biennial reemergence of Rick Santorum, a sentient pile of crumpled-up anti-contraception pamphlets. He's back, and he'll have you know that he's had sex PLENTY of times. So choose Santorum, kids! »12/17/14 1:30pm 12/17/14 1:30pm

The GOP gets a lot of (well-earned) grief around here for abysmal ads, such as the classic that framed the Florida governor's race as a Say Yes to the Dress episode. But this music video trumpeting Hillary Clinton for 2016 might be the worst piece of political persuasion I've ever seen. It is fucking terrible. »12/04/14 12:50pm 12/04/14 12:50pm

Is Hillary Clinton too old to be president? Are you already sick to death of this question? I sure am! (It's going to be a long, infuriating slog to 2016, guys.) On the bright side, we've got Stephen Colbert until the end of the year. »6/06/14 12:40pm 6/06/14 12:40pm

I'm not sure why any remotely sensible human would agree to do a longform interview with the bleating propaganda-mongers at Fox News—let alone a human like Hillary Clinton, who's been so relentlessly shredded and libeled and dehumanized by their pundits and audience. But okey dokey, Hillz! I'm sure it'll be supes… »5/29/14 3:20pm 5/29/14 3:20pm

Barring an absolute, point-blank refusal to run for president, Hillary Clinton is currently the big name for 2016. But when it comes to promising women, the Democratic Party currently boasts an embarrassment of riches. So here's a question: Is a two-woman ticket even feasible? »4/23/14 10:40am 4/23/14 10:40am

2016 is right around the corner, election-wise, which means the breathless profiles of potential presidential candidates are upon us. This week Mike Huckabee gets the will-he-or-won't-he treatment, which he took as an opportunity to suggest that political candidates of the female persuasion require courtliness and… »3/11/14 4:50pm 3/11/14 4:50pm

The buzz about Hillary Clinton's potential 2016 run for president started, as these things do, as soon as President Obama's reelection was confirmed. Within a week, PolicyMic said that she was the number one pick for a Democratic candidate, writing that "There's no one that Democrats would like to have running in… »8/14/13 2:00pm 8/14/13 2:00pm

If Hillary Clinton were to run for President in 2016, she'd have a lot of ducks to get in a row — fundraising, amassing an army of volunteers, getting key endorsements, building a killer staff to fuel her unstoppably Hillary Machine. Dozens of extra-shiny flag lapel pins, I'd imagine. Here's something that would… »8/08/13 10:50am 8/08/13 10:50am

If you needed any further proof that the modern Republican Party is a sarlacc pit where good campaign strategy goes to be slowly digested in the bowels of old white dudes for thousands of years, then this latest bit of age-snarking should probably do the trick: GOP strategists are trying very hard to remind potential… »6/30/13 2:00pm 6/30/13 2:00pm